Coach Jim Cella's Cobber mens
soccer team earned their second consecutive MIAC
title with a 9-1 MIAC season record, 12-3-2 in the regular
season overall. The Cobbers ended the regular season ranked
16th in the nation and earned their first NCAA Division III Tournament
appearance. Concordia beat Macalester 2-1 in the NCAA West Region Tournament's
first round game and then lost to Luther in the Regional final.

Concordia fell behind Luther 2-0 early in today's NCAA
West Region Championshipgame at Macalester in St. Paul and never recovered.
The Cobbers lost 4-1 to end their season 13-4-2. Luther (21-3) advances
to take on the winner of the Great Lakes Regional.

Luther scored at 6:56 and again at 11:38 to take their 2-0 lead.
Chad
Fancher got the Cobbers on the board, with an assist from Jamie
Johnson at 34:15. But Luther came back with two quick goals early in
the second half, one at 46:45 and another at 57:52 to make it 4-1 Luther.

11/16/96 Cobbers Beat Mac at West
Regional

Concordia scored a 2-1 overtime-shootout win at Macalester in St.
Paul today to advance to the second round of the NCAA
Division III Tournament.

The Cobbers (13-3-2) will now face Luther (20-3) at 1:00 at Macalester
Nov.
17. Luther was a 1-0 OT winner over UC San Diego in today's first game,
scoing the game's only goal 4 minutes into the first overtime.

The Cobber Win:

Cobber senior Pete Benson scored the
game's first goal 14:50 minutes in on an assist from Jamie
Johnson. Macalester tied it in the second half at the 70:51 mark on
a goal by Dave Bohl.

Mac ends the year 14-5 with two OT losses to Concordia. UC- San Diego,
the region's No. 1 seed, ends the year 10-6-1.

11/14/96

Cobber senior Brian Johnson was named
to the All-MIAC Team today along with junior
Todd
Hashbarger . The Cobbers, despite winning the MIAC, had only two members
named all-MIAC. The fact that Cobbers Peter Benson
and Chad Anderson were left off this team makes
it pretty clear this coaches group needs a new, more reasonable, method
of voting.

11/11/96

Concordia has earned its first-ever trip to the NCAA
Division III Soccer Tournament. The Cobbers, along with Luther,
Macalester
and UC-San Diego, will take part in
the West Regional Nov. 16-17 at Macalester. The Cobbers will play 14-4
Macalester at 2:30 Nov. 16. Luther (19-3-0) will take on UC San Diego (10-5-1)
in the first game, beginning at noon on the 16th.

The regional championship game will be at 1:00 on Sunday, Nov. 17.

The Cobbers, 12-3-2 overall, 9-1 in the MIAC, were ranked 16th in
last week's NCAA Division III Poll.UC
San Diego is ranked 6th. Macalester, winners of their last 9 games, is
ranked 23rd.

The Cobbers repeated as MIAC
champions this year. But today's win over former contender St.
Olaf earned Concordia sole possession of the title and a definite NCAA
bid. The Cobbers beat the Oles in Northfield 1-0 with a second
half goal against a stiff North wind. St. Olaf came into the game with
a chance to tie for the title but ended 7-3, 11-7 overall.

Concordia gained a share of the MIAC title while practicing today.
Macalester beat St. Olaf 3-2 in St. Paul to insure that the Cobbers can
finish no worse than tied for the MIAC title. A win at St. Olaf Nov. 9
will give the Cobbers their first outright title. They shared the title
with St. Thomas last year.